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J. N. STANLEY.

GULTIVATOR.

No. 456,167. Pazem'ed July 21,1891.

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' GULTIVATOB.. No. 456,161?. l Patented-July 21,1891.

l' UNITED STATES `PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN N. STANLEY, OF OZARK, ARKANSAS.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 456,167, dated July 21, 1891.

Application filed August 19, 1890.

Tov all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN N. STANLEY, of Ozark, in the county of Franklin and State of Arkansas, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Cultivators, of which the following is a specication.

My invention relates, generally, to cultivators, and particularly to cotton-culti vators, the o bject of my invention being to provide a cultivator consisting of a number of interchangeable parts, whereby cotton maybe cultivated at its different stages by my improved cultivator.

.A further object of my invention is to provide an improved means of securing the Scrapers to the standard.

Vith these ends in View myinvention consists in the peculiar construction of several of the parts, and also in their novel combination or arrangement, as will be more fully.

described, and pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of thisspecification, Figure `1. is a side view of my cultivator with cotton Scrapers, coverers, and fenders attached for scraping cotton. Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail view showing the method of securing the scraper. the cultivator with collars and hilling-plows attached forthe purpose of weeding andhilling. Fig. 5 is a detail View of acolter; Fig. 6,.

a detail VView of a billing-plow, and Fig. 7. a similar View of the fender.

In constructing my improved cultivator I employamain beam 10, the rear end of which is 'curved downwardly, as shown, and upon said curved end is secured the slotted standard 11, which curves downward and slightly forward, and to said standard is secured the shovel-plow or coverer 12, which plow is adjustably secured to the standard 11 by a bolt 13 passing through the slot of said standard. A slotted standard 14 is secured to the beam 10 forward of the standard 11 and in direct line with the same, and a brace 15 maintains the said standard 14 in its proper position. The standard 14 also curves forwardly, and at or near its lower end is secured the cotton-scraper 1G. The scraper is provided with a three-part foot upon its rear side, said foot having the bolt 17 rigid therewith, which bolt projects through the slot of the Fig. 4 is aside View ofY Serial No. 362,345. (No model.)

forwardly from the bolt 17, and are secured to the scraper by the bolts 18. The scraper is provided with a duplicate set of holes 181 to receive the bolts 1S, whereby the Scrapers may be adjusted laterally. By means of the foot and attached bolt the scraper can be adjusted at any angle. A bar 19 is clipped to the beam 10 forward of standard 14, the bar extending' downward and rearward, and is also given an inward bend 19, whereby its rear end is thrown upon the inner side of the coverer. A fender 2O is pivoted to the bar 19 near its lower end,the extreme end of the bar being provided with` a stud or pin 191, which works in the slot 20L in the fender, which pin limitsthe movements of thefender, which ad justs itself to the surface of the ground.. A short beam 10 is bolted to the main beam 10 at its forward end, the short beam 10 being bent away from the main beam, and to said short beam is secured a second beam 10b, similar to the beam 10, the beams 10a and 10b having a series of holes whereby the beam 10b can be adjusted forward or rearward, as desired. The beam 10b is provided with standards 11 and 14, coverer 12, scraper 16, bar 1i), and fender 20, similar to the main beam 10, and the distance between the said beams 10 and 10b is regulated by the threaded rod 21 and nuts 22, as is usual in this class of cultivators. The handles 23 are pivoted upon the threaded rod 21 and braced by the arms 24, secured to the beams 10 and 10b.l A clevis 25 is secured between the forward ends of the beams 10 and 10i. v

From the above it will be seen that I provide a parallel cultivator having the Scrapers in front, the coverers in the rear, and the fenders intermediate the coverers adapted to run on each side of the plants and prevent them being entirely covered. By means of the adjustable beam 10,.which can be eX- tended rearwardly, I am enabled to transform the cotton-scraper into a double-shovel plow by simply detachingthe Scrapers and attaclr ing shovel-plows.

a much lighter and cheaper cultivator, and an extra beam for double-shovel plows is avoided. The peculiarlyconstructed foot The scrapers and coverers being on one and the same beam makes TOO and holt by means of Which the Scrapers are attached enable one to adjust the Scrapers at any desired angle, and the Width of the row `can be easily adjusted by means of the threaded bolt. 1t is also clear that either the scrapers or coverers can be used alone. Cotton can only be scraped a short While, and When it can be scraped no longer the Scrapers are det-ached and the colters 26 secured in their place and used in connection with the coverers. Then the coverers or dii-ters can be used no longer, they are removed and the right-and-left billing or twisting plows 27 se cured in their place, and are intended to perform all sorts of hilling,r or bedding,` on a farm.

From the above it will be seen that I provide a cultivator consisting of a few and simple parts, by means of which I am enabled to cultivate cotton at the different stages of its growth.

This cuitivator can also he used to cultivate corn.

The colters are used when the cotton is young, and cut away weeds, tbc., and, if desired, may be used in place of coverers in connection with the scrapel's.

Having thus described my invention, whatl claim as new is The combination, with the main and second beams, of the threaded bolt connecting` the same, the inwardly-curved self-adjusting fenders, the scraper-s, and coverers, substantially as shown and described.

JOHN N. S'IANLEY.

Witnesses:

I. V 'l3oURLAND, fai-in. J. BERRY. 

